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Qld unemployment rate falls below 6% to 5.9% (in trend terms)

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Gene Tunny

This is just a quick post to update you on the September labour force estimates released by the ABS today: the Queensland unemployment rate has fallen to below 6% in trend terms and is now at 5.9% (see chart below). … Continue reading →

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Technological disruption & NQ business – JCU Townsville event on Thursday 26 October

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Gene Tunny

On Thursday next week, I will travel up to Townsville to speak at a Business Professionals Networking Event at James Cook University, along with other professional association representatives, on the topic: The impact of technological disruption and how it will … Continue reading →

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Gutsy submission from Joe Branigan to regional decentralisation inquiry questioning inquiry’s rationale

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Gene Tunny

The Australian Parliament is currently undertaking an inquiry into regional development and decentralisation, but the inquiry’s rationale has been brought into question by a brilliant submission from SMART Infrastructure Facility Senior Research Fellow (and occasional QEW contributor) Joe Branigan titled: … Continue reading →

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Review of South Brisbane candidate Cameron Murray’s Game of Mates in CIS Policy magazine

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Well known UQ economist Cameron Murray yesterday announced his candidacy for the Queensland State seat of South Brisbane, currently held by our formidable Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, who was already under threat from a strong challenge by the Greens’ Amy … Continue reading →

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AGL Chief Economist to address ESA Qld on National Electricity Market

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Gene Tunny

As you are no doubt aware, one of the big economic challenges facing Australia at the moment is the high cost of energy. An important aspect of the debate around the cost of energy is the future of the National … Continue reading →

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Andrew Leigh’s Choosing Openness – highly recommended reading

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Gene Tunny

On Wednesday evening, at the Queensland College of Art at South Brisbane, I attended the Brisbane launch of Australian Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh’s new book Choosing Openness: Why global engagement is best for Australia. It is a Lowy Institute … Continue reading →

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The Sydney property boom and interstate migration to Qld

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Regular QEW blog reader and occasional contributor Mike Willis asked some good questions in response to my post yesterday on Five million Queenslanders by EOFY 2017-18, which noted interstate migration to Queensland is trending up. “Gene, this data is reflected … Continue reading →

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Five million Queenslanders by EOFY 2017-18

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Gene Tunny

Sometime around the middle of June next year, Queensland is expected to have 5 million residents (see chart below). This is based on an extrapolation of the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office’s population counter estimate, currently at around 4.95 million, which … Continue reading →

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UQ student’s Treasury prize winning essay highlights benefits of competition & free trade

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Gene Tunny

The Australian Treasury yesterday announced the winner of its inaugural essay competition, and the award went to University of Queensland Economics student Elizabeth Baldwin, who incidentally also won the RBA/Economic Society of Australia essay prize last year. The essay question … Continue reading →

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My comments on possible NRL Grand Final at Suncorp in today’s Courier-Mail

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Gene Tunny

I am quoted in today’s Courier-Mail story Queensland in talks to host NRL Grand Final at Suncorp in $10 million boost to the economy: MORE than $10 million could be injected into the Queensland economy if the state hosted an … Continue reading →

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